William F Schoen RV-7 N727BN accident, Alpine, CO, Jun 10, 2026 · NTSB ANC26LA049

Date: June 10, 2026, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place: Alpine, CO · open field
Injuries: 2 minor
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N727BNWilliam F Schoen RV-7
Defining event: Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Investigation ongoing
Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
Parties: FAA
FAA report: 20260610009519A
Case key: 203160

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Loss of engine power (partial)Initial climbWilliam F Schoen RV-7: 1 case All aircraft: 1,858 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration: N727BN
Reported as: William F Schoen RV-7
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 71235
Built: 2014
Damage: Substantial damage
Fire: On-Ground
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection: Condition · June 1, 2026 · 5 hours before
Departed: PVT · South Fork, CO
Destination: KRCV · Del Norte, CO
Equipment: ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display

N727BNRegistered now · William F Schoen RV-7S/N 71235 · Built 2014 Airframe modelWilliam F Schoen RV-7 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 230° at 11 knots, gusting 17
Visibility: 10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 21 °F
Altimeter: 30.46 inHg
Turbulence: Light
Observed at: KCPW, 17 nm away
METAR: METAR KCPW 101555Z AUTO 23011G17KT 10SM CLR 08/M06 A3046 RMK AO2 PWINO

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 20260610009519AWilliam F Schoen RV-7 · South Fork, COOn 06/10/2026 at approximately 100 (MDT), a vans RV-7 crashed at a private airstrip in the vicinity of South Fork, CO. Pilot reported that the engine sputtered and stalled during the take off sequence from a dirt airstrip in a mountainous area. The airplane…Jun 10, 2026 · N727BN · Destroyed